Pressed-steel shovel.



W. I. JUDY.

PBESSED STEELSHOVEL. APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 24, 1909.

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WALTER I. JUDY, 0F McKEESPORT, PENNSYLVANIA.

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Application filed September 24', 1909. Serial No, 519,433.'

.To all whom it may concemi Be it known that I, WALTER I. JUDY, acitizen of the United States of America, residing at McKeesport, in thecounty of Alleghenyand State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain newand useful Im rovements in Pressed-Steel Shovels, of Wl'llCh thefollowing is a specification, reference being had therein totheaccompanying drawing.

This invention relates to' shovels and blanks for making the same andone of the objects thereof is to provide a shovel in a manner ashereinafter set forth, which is simple in construction, durable andinexpensive to manufacture.

Another object of this invention is to constructa shovel of pressedsteel, the shovel being made from a blank cut and'bent to .produce ashovel when properly shaped.

These and such other objects as may hereinafter appear are attained bythe novel construction shown in the drawingforming a part of thisspecification, wherein there is illustrated the preferred'embodiment ofthe invention, but it is to be understood that changes and variationscan be resorted to without departing from the scopeof the invention.

In the drawings :Figure 1 is a plan view of'a shovel blank as cut fromsheet metal in accordance with this invention. Fig. 2 is a rearelevation of the com leted shovel. Fig. 3 is a front elevation of thesame. Fig. 4

I is a vertical sectional view of a portion of of malleable steel.

the shovel handle, and Fig. 5 is fa transverse sectional view throughthe shovel'handle showing the shovel blade in end elevation. T

In the accompanying drawings the reference numeral 1 denotes the body ofa blank, said blank being formed, from a sheet The body 1, has the upperend thereof reduced, as at 2, to .form an extension '3, said extensionhaving the corners thereof cut away, as at 1. The upper end of the body'l.is also provided with a rectangular opening 5 corresponding in widthto the extension 3. The material bordering upon the upperedge of theopening '5 is slit, as at 6, said slits representing a continuation ofthe vertical walls of the open ing 5 and providing a tongue 7correspond,

ing -in area to the extension 3. The lower corners of the tongue 7 arecut away, as at 8, for a purpose that will hereinafter appear.

The lowef'end of the body 1 is enlarged,- as at 9, and the verticaledges of said en- !largement incline slightly toward the. free edges ofthe body-1 by curved ed es- 10,

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end thereof, the vertlcal edges ,of-said enlarge-ment being. connectedto the. vertical.

curved in a reverse order, thesecurve edges being adapted to servefunctionally as stiffening ribs, as will hereinafter a pear.

The blankis pressed and folde to provide shovel consisting of a tubularhandle bar 11,

a scoop shaped shovel blade 12 and a stirrupa shovel, as shown in .Figs.2 and 3, said,

shaped handle 13. The tubular handle bar [11 is formed by bending thevertical edges of the body lfinwardly and the Y blade 12 is formed bypressing the enlargement 9 ad-,

and the tongue 7 to form a barrel 16 between the arms 17 of the handle.The corners are removed from the extension 3 and'the tongue 7 whereby notrouble will be experienced in bending said extension and tongue betweenthe arms 17. h

The manner in which the blank is shaped and pressed insures rigidity ofthe shoveland a saving of material without increasing the weightrelative to an ordinary shovel.

Having now described my invention, what I claim as new is:- y

1. A blank for manufacturing shovels,

comprising a body, said body having the lowerend thereof enlarged andadapted to form a blade, said body-having the upper end thereof providedwith: an extension and anopeningin alinement with said extension, thematerial bordering upon the upper edge of said opening being slitto'form a tongue vto be bent to form a hand-grip, and said bodyv adaptedto have the longitudinal edges thereof bent toform a, tubular handlebar.

I '2. A shovel formed complete of a single tion widenedv at one end toform an enlargement and reduced in Width at its other end to form anextension, said body rovided with an opening and a tongue exten ing-intothe opening, the tongue and the extension adapted in conjunctionlwithsaid extension blank of sheet metal comprising a body-porbeing adaptedto be bent toward each other I In testimony whereof I affix my signatureto iorm a hand grig and sgid bgdy adapteg in the presence of tW0witnesses. to ave its lon itu inal e es ent towar h each other to ormthe shve1 hsnclle, the WALTER JUDY 5 said enlarged portion ef the blankadapted Witnesses:

to have its edges bent so that the enlarge- I KARL H. Bum, mentconstitutes the shovel blade. Y Ma HEDDEN.

